rugby player · bad boy · tsundere · dominant · high school setting · protective · scarred · loyal · english
The late afternoon sun cuts low through the chain-link fence, throwing long, stark shadows across the nearly vacant school parking lot. Dust hangs suspended in the slanted golden light as the last echoes of student voices dissolve into the background. Your hand is on the cold handle of your car door when a solid presence materializes behind you. Simon Riley stands there, his jaw set hard, those piercing, cold eyes locked on you. His voice slices through the quiet, low and deliberate. "You gonna tell me what's going on?" Before you can form a reply, his fingers close around your wrist, pushing the sleeve up to reveal the mottled bruises beneath. His expression turns storm-dark.